2026-04-09T14:47:50Z https://yabu.me Matt Baer https://yabu.me/npub1036wudw9v96kaz933vpyc6r3hagd6vku7rnmw0wf7vky3jead5qsladl9x https://cdn.masto.host/writing/accounts/avatars/000/000/001/original/89b6468ab377ae1e.jpg https://cdn.masto.host/writing/accounts/avatars/000/000/001/original/89b6468ab377ae1e.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszn4dpx9xlpfqddjw7yv8yrzulp5lcek2adcccgwlpc8uplvhx4nczyp78fm34c4sh2m5gkx9synrgwxl4phfjmncw0deae8ejcjxt84ksz8a3uf8 Our #WritingExchange community has been running for almost eight years! But as our little writing space has grown, so have our hosting costs.<br/><br/>Many members of the community have contributed to help keep this space sustainable -- if you have, thank you so much!<br/><br/>But after catching up on our accounting today, we&#39;re essentially back at $0 in our Writing Exchange fund, with only 45% of our annual hosting costs covered by current donors.<br/><br/><a href="https://opencollective.com/writingexchange">https://opencollective.com/writingexchange</a> 2025-02-27T22:17:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszcz5uvf4yerwntxktz387mcer5s0jkpjs0cmhprhcpw2p6k3z6zszyp78fm34c4sh2m5gkx9synrgwxl4phfjmncw0deae8ejcjxt84kszepwg2f In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0f60cph0qumqka2gwllr0rs7cxsmpl5c533hahw5pssn7tjruuyc5hcshc'>nevent1q…cshc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Maybe it&#39;s devs implementing the C2S side of #ActivityPub, or a multi-protocol client, or built-in browser support for the #fediverse. Maybe we need a single entry point to the fediverse, with a smooth interface, easy setup, and a server behind the scenes.<br/><br/>Either way, making &#34;decentralization&#34; central to the user experience here is keeping a ton of people off the network. 2024-10-12T12:18:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0f60cph0qumqka2gwllr0rs7cxsmpl5c533hahw5pssn7tjruuyczyp78fm34c4sh2m5gkx9synrgwxl4phfjmncw0deae8ejcjxt84kszl252yh Reading (on Threads) about why people like #bluesky over #mastodon, and most seems to boil down to usability / wrestling with servers.<br/><br/>Have to agree. And it&#39;s why I still think we need a good #fediverse client as an entry point. 2024-10-12T12:11:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsye8vtx3uzjxrd39xwmsjdlw8z4akyvg6vnqm28d4fg4687uf44nczyp78fm34c4sh2m5gkx9synrgwxl4phfjmncw0deae8ejcjxt84kszjt0gce In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9qr8w24pwg3rcud5s89e79llaed5g2krqkxpvwepz9s5357fksgsad87ua'>nevent1q…87ua</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>E.g. the days of every fedi platform needing to be open source (as you&#39;d get dogpiled for back in 2018) are gone. Proprietary platforms and major corps like Meta are joining, and they&#39;re collaborating with other major fedi platforms behind the scenes to take this all mainstream.<br/><br/>But that&#39;s what&#39;s happening right now, just so everyone knows. 2024-09-28T02:06:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9qr8w24pwg3rcud5s89e79llaed5g2krqkxpvwepz9s5357fksgszyp78fm34c4sh2m5gkx9synrgwxl4phfjmncw0deae8ejcjxt84ksz8zuvgt The fediverse is a strange place to be sometimes. It&#39;s an open network where progress happens in fits and starts in random, often hidden, pockets. And the rest don&#39;t often hear what&#39;s really going on. In the 6 years I&#39;ve built on #ActivityPub, we&#39;ve all had to fight for some kind of coordination. <br/><br/>Especially re: the new #SocialWebFoundation (which I&#39;ve backed as an outside supporter via my tiny company [@write_as](<a href="https://writing.exchange/@write_as">https://writing.exchange/@write_as</a> )), you can see something new is happening. 2024-09-28T02:04:20Z